Paraguay’s Vote Seals Mercosur Side of EU Trade Pact

2026-03-18 - 19:50

Key Points — Paraguay voted unanimously to ratify the Mercosur EU trade deal on March 17, completing ratification across all four founding members after Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil — The agreement, signed January 17 in Asunción after nearly 30 years of negotiations, would create the world’s largest free trade zone — 720 million consumers and